"Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die." — Daniel Burnham
Emerging issues such as demographic change, political change, and all facets of globalization will impact our communities. In following the words of planning visionary Daniel Burnham, "make no little plans," APA is sponsoring the Daniel Burnham Forum on Big Ideas that will examine the ideas, emerging issues, and challenges facing America's communities.
Addressing these issues requires new heights of creativity, energy, and innovation. The planning profession looks at the long-term consequences of present actions, and also works on solutions to reduce the uncertainty about the future while enhancing the economy and quality of life. These conversations are necessary to help lead America's communities toward a more just and sustainable future. The outcome of the Forum is to better guide our communities over the next 50 years.
The Forum will feature a series of lectures, web forums and activities held throughout the U.S. in 2012 and 2013.
September 30, 2012
National Building Museum
401 F Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
"Take your head out of the sand — global conditions do affect the U.S."
These thought-provoking words are from Professor Eugenie L. Birch, FAICP, the next featured speaker in APA's Daniel Burnham Forum on Big Ideas.
As U.S. planners confront the key issues outlined by the presidents of AIA, ASLA, and APA, in the inaugural lecture, they will find that international trends affect the domestic scene in tangible ways. The global economy as shaped by demographic shifts and resulting changes in settlement patterns, energy consumption, and food security, is transforming the world of today and tomorrow and tracks directly into our cities and regions. This phenomenon will be reflected in how we think about sustainability and resilience in our own metropolitan areas and presses upon us an urgent need to frame our current work responsively.
Eugenie L. Birch, FAICP, is the Lawrence C. Nussdorf Professor of Urban Research and Education, and Chair of the Graduate Group in City Planning at the University of Pennsylvania.
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